Lot 5

A Rare 18th /Early 19th Century Oak Pestle & Mortar of good colour and patination; the mortar displaying pole lathe turning lines, with squared flange rim for setting into a flat surface, complete with original oak pestle. 7½ ins (19 cm) dia (mortar) and 6 ¾ ins (17.5 cm) long (pestle). And an Ethnic Wooden Milk/Cow’s Blood Bowl of oval hemispherical shape with simple ‘punched’ decorative bands and a woven cord hanging loop; Pokot/Turkana tribe Northern Kenya 12 ins (30.5 cm) wide x 5 ¾ ins (14.5 cm) deep. Good patination and colour, probably late 19th / early 20th century. 10 ins (25.5 cm) wide.

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Description

A Rare 18th /Early 19th Century Oak Pestle & Mortar of good colour and patination; the mortar displaying pole lathe turning lines, with squared flange rim for setting into a flat surface, complete with original oak pestle. 7½ ins (19 cm) dia (mortar) and 6 ¾ ins (17.5 cm) long (pestle). And an Ethnic Wooden Milk/Cow’s Blood Bowl of oval hemispherical shape with simple ‘punched’ decorative bands and a woven cord hanging loop; Pokot/Turkana tribe Northern Kenya 12 ins (30.5 cm) wide x 5 ¾ ins (14.5 cm) deep. Good patination and colour, probably late 19th / early 20th century. 10 ins (25.5 cm) wide.